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03-07-2013 09:14 PM

496CHEVY3100

The clip is an s10 normaly everyone uses a camaro or nova but frame wigth on s10 is perfect and has the disc and p/s i needed ,the only problem was the exaust ,headers would not fit ,stock manifolds were not even close ,i had to buy Sanderson cast inon headers from summitt $370 but they were a direct bolt in,ride height is wherei wanted it ,you can see exaust and build on my photo albumn ,the site will not let me post any more pictures on Project Jornal i dont know how to clear it and start over ,i have about 40 of build to date in photo albumn ,,looking to phoyos of your build.

03-07-2013 08:48 PM

53 Chevy

Looks great, if I were to choose, I would paint mine red because that was the color my first one was.Looks like you spliced in a sub frame.That is also somthing I think I wish I did vs the Mustang II. I had just an awfull time geting my steering to go around that W block and back into the rack,I hope it was worth it.I think my motor is built a little more for a daily driver than yours lol.I'll get some pics as I go, I am doing the fun time consuming stuff now, making sepentine belt brackets,exaust,engine TBI wiring

03-07-2013 08:12 PM

496CHEVY3100

Got my engine and trans installed today .here is a couple phoyos ,if you can post some of your truck as you progress ,I need some ideas to copy LOL

03-06-2013 06:36 PM

496CHEVY3100

Quote:

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy

WOW! You redoing all those pickups?They look awsome!

No i didnt do all those trucks they are at my sons restoration shop,they have restored 4 52-53 -54 da pu in last few months and about 5 custom 53 trucks several 64-66 trucks The RED truck is mine,i did the body work and custom sheetmetal work ,most people dont even notice,I Cannot Paint anymore (health ) after 40 years painting and body work ,I had to have it sprayed at least it was my son i will leave it to him after all the work he has done ,Looks like you have a son that might paint Yours for you someday as a favor in return.

we are thinking along same lines,the Blue is 52 ,Red is a 53 ,Orange is a 65,

Great minds think alike!!

03-04-2013 08:33 PM

53 Chevy

WOW! You redoing all those pickups?They look awsome!

03-04-2013 07:25 PM

496CHEVY3100

we are thinking along same lines,the Blue is 52 ,Red is a 53 ,Orange is a 65,

03-04-2013 07:12 PM

53 Chevy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alaska Gasser

Just curious. What made her choose this truck and how did the 348 become the motor of choice?

I chose the 348 for mine because the truck will be one of a kind and I wanted a different motor than the usual small or big block.

My very first vehicle was a 52 chevy pickup, always just loved them.Years after my original went to the junk yard, my neighbor decided to sell his 53 and he knew I wanted it so we made the deal.As for the engine, I also wanted something different, I was looking at inline 6's out of Trailblazers,actually had an LS1 motor and trans out of a 98 T/A planned to go in it.One day at work ( I work at a farm implement dealer ) an old havester came in for junk and it had a 348 in it, that is when I thought cool and different.Thats a short version of how it all came to be.

03-03-2013 10:38 PM

496CHEVY3100

2 words Eye Appeal.

03-03-2013 10:17 PM

Alaska Gasser

Just curious. What made her choose this truck and how did the 348 become the motor of choice?

I chose the 348 for mine because the truck will be one of a kind and I wanted a different motor than the usual small or big block.

03-03-2013 01:44 PM

53 Chevy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alaska Gasser

Mine definitely won't be green. I'm going flat black for a few years and after that..........? She who must be obeyed really likes the new Ford blue, so we'll see.

That is funny, its almost getting wierd though, The 53 I am doing is officially going to be my wife's. She also loves the Ford Blue ( but I guess who doesn't ) but she decieded on the Green. This is the 4th color she has chosen over the years, Yellow,Pearl White,Burnt Orange and now Green. One of these days its going to be too late for her to change her mind again cause I'm just about ready to paint the firewall and jam it.

03-03-2013 11:47 AM

sedanbob

Great project - great that your son is working with you - also great he's wearing a mask so he doesn't inhale that paint! Keep the pics coming - gonna be a great truck!

03-03-2013 09:04 AM

496CHEVY3100

Im guessing he is working hard on the truck he will be driving to school.this happened to me ,worked on 69 nova got finished i week before my sons 16th birthdayin 1991,he still has it.Nice truck,still working on MY 53 chevy pu. LOL

03-03-2013 08:19 AM

Alaska Gasser

Mine definitely won't be green. I'm going flat black for a few years and after that..........? She who must be obeyed really likes the new Ford blue, so we'll see.

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